Lot N. 125
Johann August Corvinus (1683 - 1738)
Shell fossils (18th century)
two etchings, colored with passe-partout, very slight traces of foxing
matrix 31-19.5 cm, passe-partout 48x36.5 cm (2)
From Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Physica Sacra, 1731-1735 (plate LIX e LX).
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, known for his interpretation of fossils, which he considered vestiges of the Great Flood; theory described in his work Physica Sacra, using references to the Bible, illustrated by magnificent tables by famous artists of the time